A Paris research team has developed a phone case that looks and responds like real human skin

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Instead of a heavy-duty protective smartphone case, why not get one made from ... human skin? The project was headed by Marc Teyssier at Telecom ParisTech who stated that the purpose of developing of this artificial, yet hyper-realistic human skin phone case was that he 'wanted to pinch [his] phone

Late last week, New Scientist published an article about a research team in Paris developing a phone case made from a material that looks suspiciously like human skin and reacts to touches accordingly.

The skin "responds to different gestures that mimic human emotional communication." It understands that tapping likely means that the user is in need of attention, and that stoking or sustained contact means that the users could be seeking or feeling comfort.

 

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